The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has towed the disabled Russian-flagged product tanker Alyssum 180 nautical miles from off El Alamein on Egypt's Mediterranean coast to the Port Said anchorage, the authority said on Thursday, November 5.
The SCA salvage tug Mohamed Beshir carried out the tow after the tanker's main engines failed.
The tanker will undergo maintenance and repairs at Port Said.
SCA Chairman and Managing Director Ossama Rabiee said the authority had responded quickly to a request from Sphinx Shipping Agency to take on towing and salvage work. He said the tow had been completed in record time.
The 37,273DWT chemical/oil products tanker was built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in 2006. Global Seaway has been listed as her owner and commercial manager since March 2026.
Alyssum is subject to sanctions imposed under her earlier names. The US Office of Foreign Assets Control designated her as Mona in January 2024, as property of Hennesea Holdings, which it sanctioned for operating in Russia's marine sector. The UK specified the vessel as Miley in September 2025 for carrying Russian oil to third countries.
Canada and Ukraine imposed sanctions in late 2025.
AIS data showed the tanker had been holding off Egypt since late September or early October, reportedly broadcasting "Keep safe distance".